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Stars & Stripes | Repeal overbroad AUMFs that run contrary to the Constitution
He suddenly stopped breathing right in front of my eyes. As my young children and I stood in helpless shock, watching my husband gasp and struggle for any sign of air to breathe, we feared for the worst. Thankfully for my husband, who has extensive lung damage from his time in the military, his condition is controlled with the use of supplemental oxygen, but if his condition worsens, he is at risk of requiring a transplant.
This experience was truly terrifying for us but a reality we must expect given our military service.
My husband and I both served in the military — the Marine Corps and the Army, respectively. Between us we deployed four times to Iraq and Afghanistan. We spent long days putting our bodies through physical and mental stress and long nights sleeping next to burn pits filled with smoldering toxic waste.
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